Compass Datacenters Acquires Real Estate In Ohio For Data Center Complex
Land parcel is located in New Albany and will be home to Compass’ first data center in Ohio.
Compass Datacenters has acquired a property in suburban Columbus, OH that will serve as a campus for the company’s first data center facilities in Ohio. The 9.2 acre parcel of land, which closed for $1.93 million, is located within the 3,000 acre New Albany Business Park that is designed as a hub for corporate headquarters, technology firms and other companies in the fast-growing Columbus region. The property will be developed into a Compass Datacenters campus that will house up to five dedicated, Tier III and LEED Gold certified 1.2 MW data center facilities for enterprise customers and service providers. Upon completion of the buildout, private investment in the campus is expected to exceed $60 million.
“We chose the Columbus market as the location for our next data center development because multiple firms have expressed an interest in having a facility in this area, indicating that there is strong demand for data center space in Columbus. We are investing in New Albany to provide companies with the ability to obtain data center facilities they traditionally could only get by developing in a larger market such as Chicago and New York or through a lengthy and costly process of building a facility themselves,” said Chris Crosby, CEO of Compass Datacenters. “Our feature-rich product includes all of the must-haves that enterprise customers and services providers look for in a mission critical facility.”